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> Skydiving Fatalities: 2008: North America: Hard opening

Hard opening

  Location   Jump Information
Date: 2008-10-11 Category: Other Search for Other
Country: United States Search for United States Factors:
State: California Jump Type: Relative Work Search for Relative Work
Drop Zone: Skydive Perris    
  Gear   Personal Information
Container: Sex: Male
Main: Spectre 190 Age: 60
Reserve: Jumps: 6000+
AAD: Years in Sport: 39
RSL: Name: Harry Leicher
Description
Jumper tracked away from a 30 way skydive but had a hard opening that released one brake line. The jumper had previously unknown heart disease and the combo of this and the hard opening left him incapacitated. The canopy spiraled into the ground before he was able to correct the situation.
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